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Newberry or Meltis fruits?

(28 Posts)
kittylester Tue 14-Dec-21 10:59:32

DH has a yearning for those old fashioned Newberry Fruit sweets that had a crystallised shell in the middle that popped with a burst of juice when you bit into them. I don't think he is pregnant!!

I can't find them anywhere. Newberry Fruits now seem to be just jelly.

Can anyone help and make an old man very happy! grin

tanith Tue 14-Dec-21 11:04:16

There are lots on Amazon if you search for the original liquid centres.

tanith Tue 14-Dec-21 11:09:24

kittylester I’ve just looked again and realise it says on some packs ‘soft centres’ so I’m not sure that actually means the liquid ones.

Germanshepherdsmum Tue 14-Dec-21 11:10:53

They have been discontinued unfortunately. My Dad loved them, so did I. I think the only ones you can get now (including on Amazon) are the ones with the jelly centres.

ShazzaKanazza Tue 14-Dec-21 11:12:42

My mum loved these too and the York fruits don’t have the melty centre.

25Avalon Tue 14-Dec-21 11:15:00

They are still made but in Germany. Amazon have them but they are a tad expensive. Still it is Christmas and could make a nice present. Santa please note they are one of my favourites too.

M0nica Tue 14-Dec-21 11:21:39

I loved them as a child, so did my father, they were an occasional treat.

kittylester Tue 14-Dec-21 11:42:50

Thank you everyone!! You have confirmed my suspicions!!

Off to investigate the German ones.

Blondiescot Tue 14-Dec-21 11:47:09

Oh, that brings back the memories - they were my dad's absolute favourites at Christmas!

Lexisgranny Tue 14-Dec-21 11:48:07

Have they gone the same way as Batger’s Chinese Figs? Both the Figs and Newberry Fruits, used to be among my ‘ must haves’ at Christmas.

eazybee Tue 14-Dec-21 12:45:26

Oh, I remember Batgers Chines figs, along with crystallized fruits. Haven't seen them for years.

Nannee49 Tue 14-Dec-21 16:21:31

Have never heard of Batgers Chinese figs, they sound very intriguing. Meltis/Newberry fruits were my Nan's favourite but I loved Clarnico peppermint creams.

Marydoll Tue 14-Dec-21 16:27:24

My mother loved these, Kitty and insisted they were part of her Christmas.
I'm sure I saw them in Home Bargains recently.

BBbevan Tue 14-Dec-21 16:29:53

I bought some in Home Bargains but they didn’t have the essential crunchy bit in the middle. Looked exactly like the original. Disappointed

Sarnia Tue 14-Dec-21 16:35:18

I haven't stockpiled them. Awful things. To each their own.

kittylester Tue 14-Dec-21 16:35:52

I recently bought some at the food bit of garden centre thinking they would be the real deal - they weren't!

EllanVannin Tue 14-Dec-21 16:46:48

I used to love those jellies too, along with the crystalized fruits that were in a wooden box.
There's not even any decent chocolate as once was, like Terry's of York with their 1769 ? chocs of days gone by. Boxes with little drawers in them and the chocs were delicious as well.

BlueBelle Tue 14-Dec-21 16:51:08

I loved newberry fruits that crunchy liquidy fruity bit ummm my favourites but not seen them for years why do they stop these popular things
We always had them at Christmas

Cabbie21 Tue 14-Dec-21 17:05:37

I never liked them

Hellogirl1 Tue 14-Dec-21 18:19:44

I wish they`d bring back Terry`s Neapolitans, they were yummy.

Calistemon Tue 14-Dec-21 19:02:00

This has reminded me that Father Christmas used to bring me a box of those kittylester!

Really, I should have woken up and told him I preferred Terry's Neapolitans ?

Germanshepherdsmum Tue 14-Dec-21 19:11:14

Oh yes, Terry’s Neapolitans. Wonderful!

Sago Tue 14-Dec-21 20:32:05

I think you will have to travel back to 1973.

SpringyChicken Tue 14-Dec-21 20:59:44

I'm sure I saw something similar to Newberry Fruits last week in Lidl. I didn't take a lot of notice but Newberry Fruits flitted through my mind at the time. It would be worth having a look there, Kittylester.

JaneJudge Tue 14-Dec-21 21:04:45

My Grandad always had a box of York Fruits smile like these